The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-17

| as much interest has been SHOWN l
the subject this address to young mel
delivered in Trinity Church, last Frida
week ago, and in the proposed organic
alton of a chapter Of a Brotherhood {
St. Andrew, request the publication c
the address, that it may be brought t
the attention of young men who Wer
not present, to hear it.
JARVIS BUXTON.
One great and good work of the da,
that is looming up into prominence, i
the effort to interest the young men o
the church, in the spreading of the King
dom of Christ among other young men
to engage the enthusiasm OF their nature
in that special work; not chat there arr
not other incidental good purposes
which an organization of the youthful
layHien of the church may be made t
subserYe fos there are other siich our
poses. as will be SEEM, but the en- .inen
and special purpose now coqtempla,e ed
is to act upon and influence for good
young men, by means of other youns
men, in the church. am aware thai
there is an organization already in exis
tence, of large extension and influence
consisting OF some 800 associations, which
has this purpose for one of its objects
under the name of "The Young Mems
Christian Association" This is made uE
out of the union of young men from al
the religious denominations, without dis.
tinction. To this association a great
many of our young men belong, through.
out the country. lis within the contro
of no single religious denomination, be.
ing entirely independent of all. 1t is q
voluntary Christian Body, by itself, res
ponsible to none other. Th5 only ebiec-
tion that 1 have ever heard urged against
the association, is, that tho undersigned
it serves as a quasi church to many o!
its members, who il, consequence care
for none other. How far this be true,
have no means of determining. Some
four years ago there was started in the
city OF Chicago, in st James Church, by
IL young men, who 70: med a Sunday
School class in that church, an institu-
ton called the Brotherhood of St. An
drew st. Andrew you know, was that
one of the apostles Of whom we have this
record in ST. Jehn's Gospel" again, the
next day after, John tthe Baptizer) stood
and two Of his disciples; and looking
upon Jesus as he walked. he saith, Be-
hold the Lamb of God. One of the two
which heard John speak and followed
Jesus, was Andrew, Simon Peters broth
er. He first tindeth his own brother
Simon and Brought him to Jesus" In
honor of this brotherly good work of St.
Andrew this institution was named the
brotherhood of ST. AndreW"-its pur.
pose and object being the bringing OF
other young men to Jesus, in his church,
by young men who had first found him
themselves. This Brotherhood, observe,
is distinctively within the Protestant
Episcopal Church, and works within its
lines. The position of the young men
who started it (Gho were members of a
sunday School class) suggested the me.
thod of going to work in the Brother.
hood, which was to make The Young
Mems Bible Glass; the centre of the
work. The members of the Brother
hood, each, pledges himself to a rule of
prayer; and to a rule of service. The
rule of prayer is, Daily prayer for the
spread of Christ Kingdom among young
men, and for Coos blessing upon the
labors of the Brotherhood. The rule of
service is, an earnest effort, each week,
to bring at least one young man to the
Bible Class or to the services of the
church. There is a short form of admis-
sion to the Brotherhood, composed of a
short prayer or two, with few questions
and answers, made in the assumption of
the duties of membership. Those who
compose the young mems Bible Class
are not necessarily members of the
Brotherhood; they may or may not be.
AS they choose; but the Bible Class is in
tended 20 be, as it is we'll calculated to
be, the principal feeder of membership
IN the Brr therhood. Any young men of
the Bible t lass may become members of
the Brotherhood who are willing to take
upon themselvG s O) the rule of prayer,
and (2) the rule OF service, before men
toned. Those two rules are the sole test
and condition of membership. Each
organization is called "a chapter
of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew. And
there are now about 100 chapters, with
their 2 900 young men, extending from
Maine to Oregon and from Montana to
Georgia. OF the 60 Dioceses and Mission
ary Jurisdictions, it has chapters in all
but 10 1t works not only in large cities
but in the villages and country districts.
1t has a chapter among the Santee In
dians; among the miners of Arizona and
among the students of a time e-honort d
and far-fameG university. Its young
men are all banded together by the ties
of brotherhood to spread the Kingdom of
Christ among other young men, with all
the fire of youthful enthusiasm. These
chapters are affiliated together, and have
a council of officers, an annual conven-
ton composed of delegates from each
chapter A monthly newspaper organ,
ST. Andrews Cross, affords opportunity
of bringing all the chapters into COM
munication with each other, besides
stirring up on occasion. the minds of the
brethren by way of remembrance. The
paper is edited in very interesting
manr er, under the auspices of the coun-
Gil of st. Andrews Brotherhood at Chi
cago Its low terms of % cents a year
bring it within the reach of all.
1t will be perceived from what has
beel said that the Blotherhood of st.
Andrew is not club oil young men
drawn together for social purposes. Its
aim is not athletical, or musical or intel
lectual. Its members may belong to
clubs or other social organizations, but,
as members of 81. A1ldreaO's brotherhood
they work for specific end of its own,
and in that line only. Its members
pledge themselves to labor for christian
izing other young men. AS st. Andrew
brought Simon Peter his brother TO Jesus
so the brotherhood named after him
endeavors to save the brother.y work
toward all other young men within reach
1t is one ofthe Helps, within the church
and works in its lines, under its author
tiles. Its fist rule, we have seen, leads
its members to the presence of Almighty
God every day; for it II quires daily rLye'
for the spread OF Christ's Kingdom, il
the hearts of young men. Prayer ther
paves the way for fulfilling the End ruiz
of personal service in bringing or seek,
| ing to bring one young man. at least, tt
the Bible Class or the church service